Here is Wikipedia on Nightingale Pledge history.
I said it in 1999. It is beautiful traditional and of no cause to offend anyone....after all , the dollar bill
still reads.... In God We Trust
Nightingale Pledge - Wikipedia, the free en...
I found the great Allnurses forum when I was a student, before I graduated. It helped me so much! And has helped me throughout the years. But here I am posting this....I am leaving nursing. I am a LVN. Shortly after graduating, I landed a full time...
Contemplating and came up with answer. We have a right to not be harassed in the work place, a legal protection. In that case, situation referred to employer who is responsible for protecting employee from harassment and for taking appropriate measu...
Kashia replied to HappyWife77's topic in Spirituality
As a nursing instructor you can find out what faith related nursing careers there are. Google "Parish" nursing, or community faith based nursing, etc. and then let students know about these options. There are various faith related medical systems, ma...
Kashia replied to chinadoll1's topic in Medications
I would not think so ..if the Board of nursing was contacted every time a med error was made, they would have no time for anything else. We are all human and we do all make mistakes. If the hospital/facility was so unforgiving as to terminate over si...
I have really loved nursing when on full time staff. As agency nurse, I still love the patient/nursing aspect but the politics personalities of other nurses have made it little bitter. So I would say//I love nursing and look forward to compassion com...
I just remembered! The place I agreed to work ( agency) next weekend has some hostile nurses. UGH! They work Noc shift, I am doing days. No problem except during report. A few of them who have no need to be in report, will sit there and taunt me. Try...
In small rural areas I think this is common or has potential to be. I have worked with doctor as coworker who was also my doctor at one time. It was fine, professional lines respected, relationships separated. Maybe a little more warmness from knowi...
Long ago, we did have a patient called Spiderman. He was the real deal. He had been bitten by brown recluse , delayed seeking treatment, damage eventually to bone.... and he ended up having total hip replacement. He was Spiderman! :-))
good advice. here is what I discovered.....collect written references from nurses you work with who know you feel comfortable with you. you know, the old fashioned hand written on paper kind of reference. Go see, call, or hand write prior nurses you...
In report, as agency new on the scene, I care to know a brief but relative history if there has been change of condition in patient. Who is diabetic, and pills crush or whole. New admits, recent falls, isolation's for_________, any GT's, ABO's curren...
Greetings new nurse.....all nurses can be treated poorly so its nothing about being new. just a place to jab, but if it was not that, they would find another. well, I am an older nurse- And I see changes among people everywhere, but to stay on point...